HOUSEHOLD DATA ANNUAL AVERAGES 20. Persons at work 1 to 34 hours in all and in nonagricultural industries by reason for working less than 35 hours and usual full- or part-time status[Numbers in thousands]

Reason for working less than 35 hours

2017

All industries

Nonagricultural industries

Total

Usuallyworkfull time

Usuallyworkpart time

Total

Usuallyworkfull time

Usuallyworkpart time

Total, at work 1 to 34 hours

35,080

10,295

24,785

34,539

10,140

24,398

Economic reasons

5,250

1,371

3,879

5,184

1,337

3,847

Slack work or business conditions

3,219

1,142

2,076

3,180

1,119

2,061

Could only find part-time work

1,726

-

1,726

1,716

-

1,716

Seasonal work

207

131

76

191

120

70

Job started or ended during week

98

98

-

97

97

-

Noneconomic reasons

29,829

8,923

20,906

29,355

8,803

20,552

Child-care problems

995

70

925

987

69

918

Other family or personal obligations

4,913

627

4,286

4,834

618

4,217

Health or medical limitations

999

-

999

978

-

978

In school or training

6,231

91

6,140

6,178

90

6,088

Retired or Social Security limit on earnings

2,713

-

2,713

2,593

-

2,593

Vacation or personal day

3,816

3,816

-

3,778

3,778

-

Holiday, legal or religious

1,149

1,149

-

1,140

1,140

-

Weather-related curtailment

893

893

-

864

864

-

All other reasons

8,120

2,276

5,844

8,003

2,244

5,759

Average hours, economic reasons

23.1

23.8

22.8

23.1

23.8

22.8

Average hours, noneconomic reasons

21.5

25.1

20.0

21.6

25.2

20.1

NOTE: Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (value not shown where base is less than 35,000).